Ch. 563

LAWS OF MARYLAND

to provide a uniform set of penalties for all
violations.

Subsection (a)(8) of this section is new language
added, on the recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee
on the Business Occupations Article, to state
expressly that which was only implied in the former
law — i.e., that a person who violates any provision
of § 4-604 ["Paying compensation"] of this subtitle is
guilty of a misdemeanor, and to provide that, on
conviction, the person is subject to a fine not
exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year
or both.

Subsection (a)(9) of this section is new language
added, on the recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee
on the Business Occupations Article, to state
expressly that which was only implied in the former
law — i.e., that a person who violates any provision
of § 4-605 ["Prohibited payments to lawyers;
soliciting referral business"] of this subtitle is
guilty of a misdemeanor, and to provide that, on
conviction, the person is subject to a fine not
exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year
or both.

Subsection (a)(10) of this section is new language
added, on the recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee
on the Business Occupations Article, to state
expressly that which was only implied in the former
law — i.e., that a person who violates any provision
of § 4-606 ["Advertisements on property showing cost
and capitalization of ground rent"] of this subtitle
is guilty of a misdemeanor, and to provide that, on
conviction, the person is subject to a fine not
exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year
or both.

Subsection (a)(11) of this section is new language
added, on the recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee
on the Business Occupations Article, to state
expressly that which was only implied in the former
law — i.e., that a person who violates any provision
of § 4-607 ["Designation of title insurance,
settlement, or escrow company, or title lawyer"] of
this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor, and to
provide that, on conviction, the person is subject to
a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not
exceeding 1 year or both.

Subsection (a)(12) of this section is new language
derived in part without substantive change from former
Art. 56, § 230A(c)(l). New language is added, on the

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